July 15, 2023
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March 31, 2023
Join the Department of History and Geography on April 6th at 6pm in Hardin Hall 100 as we welcome Dr. Jacqueline Beatty for the Dorothy Lambert Whisnant annual Women’s History Talk. Dr. Beatty will discuss her new book, In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America. Faculty, students, and alumni are welcome.
August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
History alumni are invited to our alumni event on Friday, September 16, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. in Hardin Hall.
Come catch up with old friends, meet fellow alumni, and reconnect or get to know our faculty. Enjoy some light refreshments and drinks and compete in our first annual Trivia Challenge to have fun and win prizes.
We designed a special alumni t-shirt for the event, so in lieu of your RSVP, please submit your t-shirt order (name, size, etc.) here: https://tinyurl.com/54f9xm92
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in September!
October 30, 2021
We have finally upgraded to the new website template. Things may be in slightly different places than before, but should be pretty easy to find. Have fun taking a tour of the new pages!
September 1, 2020
The History Department would like to recognize the retirement of our colleague, Thomas Kuehn, who leaves behind a legacy of distinguished scholarship and teaching excellence. Tom has been a history professor at Clemson since 1981, having served as Department chair from 2001 to 2015 and acting chair during the 1995-96 academic year.
A specialist in the legal and social culture of Renaissance Italy, Tom’s scholarship has earned him international recognition among Renaissance (particularly Florentine) scholars and contributed to the History Department’s reputation at Clemson and in the historical profession. “Tom Kuehn ranks among the most illustrious humanities professors ever to teach at Clemson,” said James Burns, Interim Associate Dean in the College and former History Department chair. “He is recognized as one of the premier Renaissance scholars of his generation.”
Tom is the editor of three books and author of five monographs, most recently Gender and Family in Italy, 1300-1600 (Cambridge University Press, 2017). His book, Heirs, Kin and Creditors in Renaissance Florence (University of Michigan Press, 2002) and Time, Space and Women’s Lives in Early Modern Europe (Truman State University Press, 2001). Kuehn has also written dozens of book chapters, journal articles, and scholarly reviews. He is the recipient of two Provost Research awards at Clemson University (1982, 1996) and three National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships (1987, 1989, 2003).
A world-renowned scholar, Tom is also a gifted teacher, and has taught courses in the Renaissance, the Reformation and Medieval history. Professor Alan Grubb, who co-taught a graduate course with Tom, stressed his thoughtful, analytical approach to teaching history students. “One of the highlights for me,” according to Grubbs, was getting to see “Tom in the classroom, how he handled material; I also got to see the quality of his mind and his impressive knowledge of Church history and law.” From his explication of The Cheese and the Worms to “his colorful and sometimes amusing explanation of the very French and bureaucratic Annales School,” Tom “showed his real skill and dedication to learning.” Professor Roger Grant similarly commended Tom’s collegiality and highlighted his “wonderful personal traits.” Tom was always a “hard worker,” he recalled, but more importantly he was, “honest, modest, and fair to all, whether to colleagues, staff, or students.”
For all these reasons, all of us in Hardin hall will miss having Tom as a colleague, teacher, and friend.
April 1, 2020
Unfortunately, for obvious reasons, the reception for Rich Saunders has been canceled for April 24th. We hope to be able to reschedule at a later date! Click here to give to the Saunders fund.
This year the department is creating the Dr. Richard L. Saunders Annual Travel Grant-in-Aid in recognition of the incredible impact Professor Saunders has had on several generations of Clemson students. The endowment will provide travel funding for history students. For those of you who remember Rich, you will be glad to know that his retirement in 2015 has freed up more time for his travels. If you’d like to make a contribution to the fund please contact the chair by phone at (864) 656-5373, or just drop into Hardin 126.
July 23, 2018
“At the end of January 1968, the Tet Offensive began in Vietnam. This wave of attacks by the Viet Cong and People’s Army of Vietnam shocked many Americans. Fifty years later, Edwin Moïse, Vietnam scholar and history professor at Clemson University, explores the Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s (MACV) communication tactics and the Tet Offensive’s size and impact in his fifth title, “The Myths of Tet: The Most Misunderstood Event of the Vietnam War” (University Press of Kansas)…”
July 23, 2018
“Roger Grant is a man of impressive numbers. He’s been teaching history in universities for 47 years, 21 of those at Clemson University. He’s held three named, distinguished professorships and has collected an honorary doctorate from Simpson College, a liberal arts college in Iowa. Grant has published 33 books, has two more in final edits with the publisher, and is already well into researching and writing book No. 36…”
July 16, 2018
At the end of the year college meeting in May History faculty won three major awards. Megan Taylor-Shockley was voted outstanding advisor for the year, Rachel Moore took the college teaching award, and Steve Marks was recognized as AAH’s outstanding faculty member. Congratulations to all three for their well-deserved recognition.
